Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Panama's Marcos Cotilla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Panama from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Dennis Lekberg could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Marcos Cotilla however easily saved by the left post. In the 13th minute of the match, Freddie Sandström got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcos Cotilla was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Isadore in the 17th minute of play. Tomas Berganza struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Mats Lindgren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panama. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Berganza in the 25th minute of play forced Schlurp IF's goalkeeper Mats Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mats Lindgren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mats Lindgren. Schlurp IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Berganza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mattias Henriksson in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Freddie Sandström. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dick Smefeldt during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 minutes of play, Panama's Tomas Berganza made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mats Lindgren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Freddie Sandström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abraham Alguacil charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abraham Alguacil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice moves Abraham Alguacil could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Mats Lindgren however easily saved by the left post. After 56 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Abraham Alguacil. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddie Sandström in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Dick Smefeldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Schlurp IF's Mats Lindgren got control of the ball when Abraham Alguacil tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Schlurp IF's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Mats Lindgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mats Lindgren came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Panama's Tomas Berganza. But to his dismay, Tomas Berganza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 69th minute of play forced Schlurp IF's goalkeeper Mats Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dennis Lekberg charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dennis Lekberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dennis Lekberg kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Isidoro Sarmiento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Schlurp IF's zone, Abraham Alguacil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mats Lindgren came out of the goal and Abraham Alguacil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mats Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Miralles in the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Tomas Berganza fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Schlurp IF's Mattias Henriksson got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 80 played minutes Schlurp IF got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Wennersten. Mats Lindgren acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 81st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Abraham Alguacil. Mats Lindgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Miralles, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Isadore in the 85th minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Freddie Sandström struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Marcos Cotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Schlurp IF. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddie Sandström in the 92nd minute of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Isadore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Panama eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.